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a leop·ard can·not change its spots

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  1. a leopard cannot change its spotsproverb

    One cannot change one's own nature.

  2. Etymology: Ultimately from Jeremiah 13:23 of the King James Bible (see Quotations)

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of a leopard cannot change its spots in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of a leopard cannot change its spots in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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  • 표범은 그 자리를 바꿀 수 없다Korean
  • леопард не мо� ет изменить свои пятнаRussian

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